Educational Technology

October 11, 2010

AP-mtvU Poll: Technology brings connection, stress

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:29 am

By Alan Fram and Trevor Tompson, Associated Press

Technology has become so entwined with college students’ often frantic lives that most in a new survey say they’d be more frazzled without it. Yet The Associated Press-mtvU Poll, released today, also found that being perpetually connected comes at a cost. While 57 percent of students said life without computers and cell phones would make them more stressed, a significant number — 25 percent — said it would be a relief. A big majority feel pressured to instantly answer texts or voice mails, most get nervous if someone doesn’t immediately reply to a message, and nearly half worry whether messages they get are jokes.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/178454/

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